"My screen's dead"

[Feek]

Originally Posted by Pickers

LOL I feel dumb -

Monitor was 'dead' but had the power light on. Restarting the base unit (the thinstar thin client terminal) made it work again, thicky

[Belmit]

Originally Posted by Pickers

LOL I feel dumb - what was the problem? Black screen, but power light on? Turning it off at the mains didnt solve problem, but turning it off and on with the power switch did?
gah - someone explain this to me - I think I've killed my brain! Was it is standby?

It's a problem that has confused me before - base unit is on, monitor is on, but it's like it won't wake up from standby. Reboot is often the only option.

[Darrin]

Originally Posted by Barfmit

It's a problem that has confused me before - base unit is on, monitor is on, but it's like it won't wake up from standby. Reboot is often the only option.

My wife's laptop does that all the time. Bloody Vista...